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hero is wonderfully represented in this figure of a child, 
which may be pronounced one of the best works of 
antique art. An antique bronze statue quite similar to 
this is kept in the Museum of Naples. 
317. A child with a goose; a very cleverly worked 
group, probably intended to adorn a fountain. 
316. Antinous ; a splendid monumental bust, in per- 
fect preservation. It was purchased at Rome in 1671, 
by Cardinal Leopold de’ Medici, for the price of 77 
scudi (462 fr.). 
290. Ceres. A pretty seating statue. 
312. An unknown female bust of beautiful form and 
wonderfully executed. It was once believed to be the 
portrait of Berenice, the mistress of Titus. A royal band 
girdles her hair, which is dressed in several rows of 
curls, hanging all round the head and down to the 
shoulders; a style of hairdressing unusual in the Roman 
princesses. It is an old Jewish fashion and was used 
by Mad.e La Vallière et Mad.° Montespan. The curls 
were probably all false. 
313. A child holding a goose, similar to N. 317. 
314. Juno; a colossal bust; in the best monumental 
style. 
315. A colossal torso of a Faun. Till 1778 this 
fragment was the chief ornament of the Gaddi Gallery 
in Florence. It is now considered one of the finest spe- 
cimens of antique Greek art and is not less famous 
than the celebrated torso, called di Belvedere, in the 
Vatican Museum. Its style is similar to that of the 
Laocoon. 
318. Alexander dying; a very beautiful colossal head, 
considered one of the most marvellous productions of 
antique classic art. 
321. A Philosopher; very expressive, and very well 
preserved. 
323. Cupid and Psyche, a very pleasant group which